You Accepted the Contract (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 81

The paternity test had only compared the DNA of Min Gu, the father, and Mi Joo to produce the result. Yet Mi Joo had heard that her mother and younger sibling existed, but only her father was present here.

“Your mother couldn’t come because she’s taking care of your sister.”

Understanding the situation fully, Mi Joo nodded and burst into tears again.

Amidst this awkward yet intense exchange of emotions, Mi Joo seemed to calm down and began piecing together memories like assembling a puzzle, sharing various stories.

In truth, Mi Joo, who had entered an orphanage at age three, retained no memories whatsoever. All she had were the orphanage records.

Reconstructing her memories of age three solely by re-reading those records was all Mi Joo possessed.

Thus, she was now matching fragments of her recollections against what her father recounted and the documents she held from the orphanage.

“I was on my way back from visiting your grandmother’s house with little Mi Joo, and after overeating for the first time in ages, my stomach suddenly hurt terribly.”

Mi Joo looked at Min Gu with eyes filled with both joy and heartache, finally learning how she had become separated from her parents.

“I’d just stepped into the doctor’s examination room when, in that brief moment, the child slipped out of the hospital. It had automatic doors, and since she was so small, even the staff didn’t notice her walking past their desks.”

It was entirely plausible.

‘So Father didn’t abandon me after all.’

Mi Joo felt relieved and fortunate.

“After losing our eldest child, your mother couldn’t eat and suffered so much—she searched everywhere, leaving no place unchecked despite her frail health.”

Each time Mi Joo heard this, she felt comforted. It warmed her heart as if repaying the loneliness and fear of all those years.

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